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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1908
Page
7
Local residents from Wilton Ainsworth Fruitland Columbus Junction Gladwin and Davenport visited Muscatine yesterday. Listings include black wood for sale by Roach Musser Sash and Door, Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promotions, and travel notes for several residents with brief departures and returns to Wilton Letts Washington Grace Hill and Seymour.
County Clerk McKee issued 25 marriage licenses in March with couples led by Frank W Kemp and Lottie M Roberts on March 3 and William Thompson with Inez McDaniel on March 31. The list includes Frank O Barkhurst Eva B La Rue March 16 and March 30 pair Allan E Peacock Jessie Williams.
Miss Martha Cannon visits sister Mrs Nesbit in Burlington. Several residents travel to Oakville Columbus Junction and Washington for family and church affairs. Obituaries recall death of Miss Stella White and aunt Mrs Jane Mc Kibben. gatherings include Sorosis Mrs Laura Graham hostess.
Foster Illinois April 1 C A W Kent attorney for the Law Enforcement League of Muscatine Iowa spoke at the Foster Baptist church on the anti saloon movement before a full house. Z W Hutchinson deacon of the Muscatine First Baptist opened services with song and scripture. Four more Muscatine members attended. Mrs George Workman hosted about thirty five ladies at a rag sewing with a noon dinner.
A roundup of visits and gatherings across Buffalo Prairie and nearby towns. Carrie Freyermuth and friends enjoyed a quilting at Mrs. D. A. Kleist’s home. Guests from Pine Bluff and San Francisco visited, and Dr. Beveridge consulted on Mr. Kreuger’s serious condition. Prayer meeting and Bible classes are announced, with family visits continuing through the weekend.
An appeal urges wives to save the home from alcohol by using Orrine a scientific cure for the drinking habit. It can be given secretly and is offered with a money back guarantee if it does not cure. Price is $1 per box from A W Morgan druggist.
Ardon daily life shows livestock interests with Hubbard visiting farms and stock shipments. Local family movements include visits to Ottumwa Grinnell and Burlington, with clergy farewells for Rev Ballard and wife amid a six o’clock dinner gathering hosted by Mrs Anna Byrne at Arden.
Miss Laura Kiburz left this morning to visit friends for a few days, travel plans noted.
The Helen Blair a White Collar Line steamer sails tonight with Davenport excursionists. It leaves Davenport after 8 pm and will reach here around 11 pm. The trip spans the lower Mississippi to the Tennessee River and to the Shiloh battlefield with favorable weather expected. Captain Blair leads a long-planned historic voyage enjoyed by the party.
Grandview scene includes births and deaths, visitors and callers from Muscatine, Letts, Wapello, Columbus Junction, and Letts. Neighbors, relatives, and business travelers converge as families cope with illness and funeral duties tied to the Leiberknecht passing.
Activities include Miss Hughes arriving to take a trimmer job, Clark Graville moving to Randolph Wisconsin with family to follow, Grinnell students returning to college, several residents visiting Davenport and Muscatine, and a Riverside fire loss of 3200 with clothing and items burned. The city reelected H Gast as mayor and council members. a New York visitor entertained at a musical convention. a King residence sale drew a good crowd. Benjamin Leiberknecht dies near Grandview after illness. funeral held at Methodist churchwith interment at Grand View cemetery.
Eminent analytical chemists certified Chamberlain's Cough Remedy contains no narcotics. The safe remedy is praised as best for coughs, colds and croup and offered for sale by all druggists.
Major Blake helps Alla Blake with spring chores. Hafner family visits Hawkins. Low and wife from Concord visit Lintner. Norris of Nichols visits Tyte. Gertrude Haffner assists Crull in Letts dress shop. Maysenholder couple from Columbus Junction visit. N X L telephone project reaches Cedar bottom aiding communications.
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